Harry Marshall
Personal information
Full name William Harry Marshall[1]
Date of birth (1905-02-16)16 February 1905[2]
Place of birth Hucknall, England[1]
Date of death 9 March 1959(1959-03-09) (aged 54)[1]
Place of death Linby, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Hucknall Primitives
Bromley's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Nottingham Forest 19 (3)
1925–1927 Southport 54 (27)
1927–1930 Wolverhampton Wanderers 52 (13)
1930–1932 Port Vale 55 (6)
1932 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
Kidderminster Harriers
Brierley Hill Alliance
1935–1937 Rochdale 95 (22)
Linfield
Total 276+ (71+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry Marshall (16 February 1905 – 9 March 1959) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward. He scored 71 goals in 276 league appearances in the Football League, playing for Nottingham Forest, Southport, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rochdale.

Career

Marshall played for Hucknall Primitives and Bromley's Athletic, before joining Nottingham Forest in 1923. Forest finished just one place above the First Division relegation zone in 1923–24, finishing ahead of Chelsea on goal average. They were then relegated in last place in 1924–25, and Marshall moved on to Southport of the Third Division North. He scored 27 goals in 54 league games for the "Sandgrounders", and was sold on to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of 1926–27. Wolves finished 16th in the Second Division in 1927–28 and 17th in 1928–29.

He signed with Port Vale for a sizeable outlay in March 1930.[1] He was initially a roaring success at Vale, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win at Accrington Stanley on 15 March 1930, though only made three further appearances in 1929–30 as the club raced to the Third Division North title.[1] He regularly made the first team from October 1930, though scored just twice in 24 Second Division appearances in 1930–31.[1] He scored three goals in 29 games in 1931–32, including two against Potteries derby rivals Stoke City at The Old Recreation Ground.[1]

He was sold to league rivals Tottenham Hotspur in March 1932.[4] After leaving "Spurs" he played for Birmingham & District League clubs Kidderminster Harriers and Brierley Hill Alliance, before joining Third Division North side Rochdale in 1935. The club finished just one place and two points above the re-election zone in 1935–36 and were just three points above the (potential) drop zone in 1936–37. He later ended his career in Northern Ireland with Linfield.[5]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 1923–24 First Division 72000072
1924–25 First Division 90000090
1925–26 Second Division 31000031
Total 1930000193
Southport 1926–27 Third Division North 301420003214
1927–28 Third Division North 241342002815
Total 542762006029
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1927–28 Second Division 1130000113
1928–29 Second Division 1731000183
1929–30 Second Division 2471000257
Total 521320005413
Port Vale 1929–30 Third Division North 41000041
1930–31 Second Division 2420000242
1931–32 Second Division 2742000294
Total 5572000577
Tottenham Hotspur 1931–32 Second Division 10000010
Rochdale 1935–36 Third Division North 3190000319
1936–37 Third Division North 3471000357
1937–38 Third Division North 3061010326
Total 952220109822
Career total 276721221028974

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. "Rochdale. Strong men for heavy ground". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii via Newspapers.com.
  4. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 178. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  6. Harry Marshall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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